Kaiser Permanente is committed to providing programs that facilitate access to care for vulnerable populations. This commitment includes providing financial assistance to qualified low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients when the ability to pay for services is a barrier to accessing emergency and medically necessary care.
Improving health care access is fundamental to our mission. We accomplish this through:
Our Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) program helps low-income, uninsured, or underserved patients who need help paying for all or part of their medical care. The MFA program covers emergency and medically necessary health care services, pharmacy services and products, and medical supplies provided at Kaiser Permanente facilities (e.g., medical centers and medical offices), at Kaiser Permanente outpatient pharmacies, or by Kaiser Permanente providers.
Patients must complete an application and meet eligibility requirements. Patients who have experienced unusually high medical expenses may be eligible for the program, regardless of household income.
The MFA program is not a form of health insurance and cannot be used to subsidize premiums, as explained in our MFA policy.
Kaiser Permanente participates in publicly subsidized programs such as Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) and Child Health Plan Plus in order to make our quality care accessible to more people in our communities and serve vulnerable populations.
Kaiser Permanente is committed to serving as a leader in public policy for improving the delivery of care for the underserved, and to represent the health interests of all our community members.
Our practice of evidence-based medicine and expertise in preventive care and disease management will serve to improve the delivery of care in our communities and influence the management of our public programs.
If you or your family members need health care, there are options you can afford. For more information visit colorado.gov/peak.